The source for New Urbanism, smart growth, and walkable communities

Selected Resources


New Urbanism, smart growth, and traditional neighborhood development (TND)


  1. About Planning

  2. Bibliography of the New Urbanism

  3. Carfree Cities, solutions to the problem of the urban automobile

  4. Civitas, University of Illinois storefront design center for local community outreach

  5. Doris Goldstein, legal services for attorneys and developers of new urbanist projects

  6. EcoIQ, this magazine and website focuses on environmental management and sustainability

  7. Green Rising, marketing for the eco-minded

  8. James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Geography of Nowhere"

  9. Joseph Terry’s resource page on New Urbanism

  10. L3xicon.com, a web thesaurus and lexicon

  11. The Narrow Streets Database, communities that have adopted reduced width street standards

  12. New Trains, a resource guide to rail transit

  13. New Urban Living, serving New Urbanism enthusiasts and residents

  14. New Urbanism, creating livable communities, a resource page

  15. Planetizen, the digital source for planning news

  16. Plannersweb, resource for planning commissions and zoning boards

  17. Preservation Directory Blog Topics, a collection of historic and cultural preservation information

  18. RES, Inc., quantitative research in areas of public policy

  19. SmartCode Files, free, downloadable files from DPZ including the SmartCode & Manual

  20. Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse, just what its name describes

  21. TND Homes, a new web site from the publishers of the TND Series home plans

  22. The Town Paper, a publication about traditional neighborhood

http://www.newurbannews.com/